Been listening and starting to like "some" of the country rap, primarly Jason Aldean's 1994, he seemed to start this country rap, and NO, I'm not a fan of rap per se. Some of his songs I relate to for some reason or another, other country artists have tried it, but don't care for 'em much.

Back in the '60s there was a local band lead by songwriter Big Al Anderson called the Wildweeds.
They had 2 regional hits. 1967's No Good TO Cry was covered by the Allman Brothers and When She Smiles was a top 40 hit for the Carpenters.